Ladybirds Big Noisy Books" are lovely sturdy sound books with colourful illustrations by Paul Nicholls & eight exciting sound buttons. This farm sound book is full of detailed pictures of life on a farm with labels on each picture to pick out interesting features giving toddlers the detail they love. All the popular animals are introduced: pigs cows sheep ducks chickens & horses. Young children who are interested in animals & tractors will love playing with this book pressing the buttons as they read the story." ...

This revised & modernised Farm Office Handbook is designed to be the idea reference guide for most administrative tasks on the modern day farm. While the examples tend to refer to tasks which would be commonplace in a farm office much of the content would also be of use to anyone working in a small business. The guide has been developed by several members of the Institute of Agricultural Secretaries whose personal experiences contribute to the straight-forward clear approach. The handbook deals with one issue at a time beginning simply for anyone new to the job then dealing with more complex issues as your farm office gets established. Top Tips are provided at the end of each chapter to help the reader fine-tune their approach. The subjects covered are: 1 The Farm Office 2 Money & Banking 3 Purchases & Sales 4 Single-entry Cash Analysis 5 From Manual to Computerised Accounts 6 Double-entry Computerised Accounts 7 VAT 8 Year End Procedures 9 Profit & Loss Account 10 Balance Sheet 11 Management Reporting & Budgeting 12 Statutory & Assurance Records 13 Employing Staff & Payroll 14 Property & Diversification 15 The Professional Farm Administrator An extensive list of useful websites is included for anyone wishing to undertake further research. Performance indicator tables & conversion information are also included as appendices. ...

Snap is every child's much-loved first card game & these large colourful & high quality cards will delight very young children. Match as many pictures as you can to win the game. The cards are durable & robust to survive repeated use. Snap is an easy & fun game which is a great way for young children to develop important sorting matching & reading skills. ...

First published in 1918 to show all the tractors in operation in Britain during the First World War The Farm Tractor Handbook is now a collectors item. You can expect to pay GBP60-GBP100 for second-hand copies in reasonable condition. This is a complete facsimile. By 1918 the case for the agricultural tractor had been made & there were many companies producing a wide range of designs. Author George Sherwoods aim was to aid the farmer to choose out of the ever-growing number of different makes. He begins with some principles: the internal combustion engine; lubrication & cooling; ignition; transmission & steering. Throughout these chapters clear cut-away diagrams are supplemented by photographs of the tractors of the day. Practical information on starting repairs horsepower & draw-bar pull lead on to major sections on the different types of tractor & plough & then to ploughing itself. An epitaph deals with steam ploughing then at the end of its 60-year era. An appendix lists the main tractor manufacturers & there are also some 50 advertisements from the agricultural engineering companies of the time. The book

Includes:: tractor designs which were short-lived & exist if anywhere as rarities such as Martins Self-Contained Three-Furrow Motor Plough. At the other extreme the Fordson makes its appearance the foundation of the massive tractor industry which was then in its infancy.

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In August 1931 New Zealand farmer Richard Buckley hit the local headlines
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Get ready for the catchiest finger-tappiest thigh-slappiest rhyme yet! Can Farmer Joe find a way to bring happiness & harmony back to his farm through the power of music? Of course he can! His guitar tune is so catchy that new friends cant help but join in with the irresistible beat. Soon a whole band is creating a sound so incredible that ALL the animals join in with the joyful jig! An amazingly illustrated fantastically written book from this talented twosome that is bound to bring a happy glow to your heart & a bounce to your step. Farmer Joe is a delight read aloud & is a book that cries out to be shared. ...

In this practical guide TV farmer Jimmy Doherty imparts his experience & ideas to show you how to achieve the self-sufficient lifestyle & add to your life whether growing for your own pleasure
- or profit! Farmer entrepreneur & TV presenter Jimmy Doherty is living proof that you can successfully grow & rear your own food. Whatever your circumstances & whether you have a window box or a couple of acres this book is full of ideas & suggestions to help you get started. Using Jimmys knowledge & experience this book will take you through all the realties to consider on the road to self-sufficiency but above all it shows just how achievable it can be to grow & even sell your own produce. Focusing on the two main areas what you can grow & what you can rear this book will answer all of your questions offer you the most useful & practical advice & show you how you can apply these ideas to suit your situation. So if you want to make your own juices bread or honey to sell at a local farmers market save yourself the big grocery bills with your own vegetable garden sell your own pork sausages or lamb burgers to local restaurants or rear your own turkey for your Christmas dinner this book will give you the practical knowledge & the confidence to actually do it. Jimmy covers everything from the skills to equipment to environmentalism to marketing & even shows that you dont necessarily need any land to live the self-sufficient lifestyle. Practical realistic but full of good advice & encouragement & case studies & essays to inspire you A Farmers Life for Me is the ultimate guide to the business of self-sufficiency.
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Be Inspired by the Stories The 1922 The Farmers Wife magazine posed this question to their readers: If you had a daughter of marriageable age would you in light of your own experience have her marry a farmer?" The magazine at the time had 750 000 subscribers & received over 7 000 letters. The best answers to this question are included in this book along with the traditional quilt blocks they inspired. Laurie Aaron Hird provides everything you need to be inspired & create your own sampler quilt: 111 six-inch quilt blocks with assembly diagrams for piecing the blocks & template cutting directions Complete instruction for making a sampler quilt in any traditional

Size: lap twin queen or king CD with easy-to-print full-sized templates for all 111 blocks & printable quilt construction diagrams 42 letters from the 1922 Farmers Wife contest to give you a priceless glimpse into our countrys past"

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Working with prestigious archives of contemporary photographs the authors chart the history of Britains farming heritage with 120 rarely seen photographs. Nearly eleven thousand years ago humans moved away from hunting & gathering & began to raise livestock & plant crops. Our nostalgia for the way the countryside had been is an enduring passion. Ultimately mechanisation began to replace more traditional forms of farming & the Industrial Revolution was drawing more & more people away from the fields. Photography emerged at a crucial time when farming tasks could be done with a speed & on a scale previously unimaginable. Farming history has been driven by experimentation innovation & invention. The 19th century was one of those times marked by such change. This book looks at that pivotal period in history after which the British countryside would never be the same. Jon Sutherland & Diane Canwell have written over 200 books their titles winning awards such as New York Libraries Best of Reference Booklists Editors Choice & the Portsmouth Book Award. As East Anglians their roots are firmly in Britains farming & fishing heritage both with strong family ties to these two most traditional industries. The authors have written a wide range of titles including social & military histories they have worked closely with archives & museums in selecting photographs for these two new titles. ...

Sing & dance along with a young boy who introduces different members of his family along with a new farmyard animal & animal baby on every page of this rollicking early learner inspired by a Chilean folk tale. About this title: Engaging rhyming text teaches children to count as well as learn the names of farmyard animals & their babies. Guided Reading Levels: GR: E GL: 1 RR: 7-8. This title

Includes:: a dual-purpose audio & video CD to listen to the audio on a CD player or listen & watch the video animation on a Mac or PC.

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